HR2952

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -1.55° Az: 178.30° Direction: South

HR2952 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2952 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR2952 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2952. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2952 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 39m 15s

Declination -40° 02’ 56”

Hour Angle 23h 51m 06s

Sideral Time 07h 30m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 38m 24s

Declination -39° 59’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.54°

Galactic Latitude -8.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2952.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2952 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2952. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2952 is distant 595.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 182.82

Distance (light year) 595.98

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61623

SAO Catalogue SAO198226

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37184

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 3463

Visibility from Your Location

HR2952 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis